Philip Milner

As a registered Psychologist (PYL29030) your fitness to practise is impaired by reason of misconduct and/or health. In that:

1. Between February 2020 and November 2020 you failed to maintain appropriate professional boundaries with Service User A in that:

a. You wrote a letter to Service User A in which you:

i. stated you had developed feelings for Service User A;

ii. disclosed details about the state of your mental health and personal information about your family;

iii. admitted to Service User A that you had tried to hurry up and complete the work with Service User A so you could close their case due to your feelings towards Service User A;

iv. stated, ‘I feel lonely apart from when I’m on my own, but with you, I didn’t feel lonely’.

b. You offered to buy a painting from Service User A and provided your home address for Service User A to post the painting.

c. In or around October 2020 you exchanged one or more messages with Service User A including content of an inappropriate and/or personal nature, as set out in Schedule A.

2. Your conduct in relation to particulars 1a, 1b and/or 1c was sexually motivated.

3. You have a physical and/or mental health condition as set out in Schedule B.

4. The matters set out at Particulars 1, 2 and 3 constitute misconduct.

5. By reason of your misconduct and/or health your fitness to practise is impaired.